Lecture
SAILS Lunch Time Seminar: Francien Dechesne
- Date
- Monday 11 November 2024
- Time
- Location
- Online only
“AI Snake Oil” - and other titles for an AI Book Club
In this talk I would like to highlight the fun and value of reading and discussing popular books about artificial intelligence (fiction or non-fiction) as part of education and research on AI and Society. Beyond technical papers and code, books directed at more general audiences can offer engaging case studies and stories, that can be connected to deeper insights and fresh perspectives on the impact of AI.
Over the past few years, I have been working with the book “Atlas of AI” by Kate Crawford in our teaching, a.o. in the SAILS-minor AI & Society, as well as organized “book club sessions” with students and colleagues about novels such as “Klara and the Sun” by Kazuo Ishiguro. Such works have proven to allow students (and colleagues) from across a wide range of disciplines to engage with each other in lively discussions that fuel creativity, exchange of perspectives and critical thinking. Last month, a new candidate title came out: Arvind Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor’s “AI Snake Oil”. In the seminar I will report on my reading experience of the book and how I see it fit for stimulating discussions on AI & Society.
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